Bailey’s Daily: Flyers’ Stadium Series Prep, Bombshell Canadiens Rumors

In Saturday’s edition of Bailey’s Daily, we’ll be talking the latest Philadelphia Flyers news, NHL news, stories, highlights, and more from the last day.

Flyers News

• We have some more Philadelphia Flyers injury updates, including the latest on Rasmus Ristolainen, Tyson Foerster, Cam York, and others.
• New Flyers captain Sean Couturier is keeping everything in perspective when he takes the ice on Saturday for the Stadium Series game against the New Jersey Devils, being frank about the point he’s at in his career.
• Despite a thrilling comeback and a devastating loss in the Flyers game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, there’s still plenty of positives to take away from such a game.
• Flyers prospects Matvei Michkov and Yegor Zavragin, among other Russian prospects, penned a letter directly to IIHF president Luc Tardif regarding Russia’s ban from international hockey competitions.
• Head Coach John Tortorella spoke on the Flyers trade rumors on Wednesday afternoon but stayed true to the team’s plans. “It is what it is.”

NHL News from National Hockey Now

• A bombshell report emerged out of Montreal on Friday, alleging that former Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin disrespected Jean Béliveau and other franchise legends during his time with the organization.
• After firing general manager Jarmo Kekalainen, the Columbus Blue Jackets may be plotting a swoop for old friend and current Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland.
• Former New Jersey Devils captain Zach Parise, now playing for the Avalanche, has confirmed the remainder of the 2023-24 season will be his last days playing NHL hockey.
• The Chicago Blackhawks‘ rebuild with Connor Bedard is striking some eerily similar comparisons to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ rebuild with Sidney Crosby back in the day.
• Ahead of being honored by the Penguins, NHL legend Jaromir Jagr is proving that you can go home again.

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